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Chapter 102 - Online Appearance-Relevant Peer Conversations Scale (OARPCS)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2025

By
Todd Jackson
Edited by
Virginia Ramseyer Winter ,
Tracy L. Tylka  and
Antoinette M. Landor
Virginia Ramseyer Winter
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
Tracy L. Tylka
Affiliation:
Ohio State University
Antoinette M. Landor
Affiliation:
University of Missouri
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Summary

The 12-item Online Appearance-Relevant Peer Conversations Scale (OARPCS; Cai, Lam, Leong, & Jackson, 2020) assesses (1) physical appearance and (2) life stressors as foci of online peer communications. The OARPCS can be administered to adolescents and/or adults and is free to use in any setting. In this chapter, we first discuss the development of the OARPCS and then summarize evidence for its psychometrics. Specifically, the OARPCS has been found to have a two-factor structure within exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses that is invariant across samples of young women and men in China and Macau. As well, the OARPCS has internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, discriminant validity and predictive validity support. Subsequently, this chapter presents the OARPCS items in their entirety, instructions for its administration, the item response scale, and the scoring procedure. Finally, logistics of use, including permissions, copyright, and contact information, are provided for readers.

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Online Appearance-Relevant Peer Conversations ScaleOARPCSitemssocial mediapeer conversationsphysical appearancelife stressorsscale developmentpsychometric evidencefactor structurereliabilityvalidityadministrationscoringtranslations availablescale abbreviation

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Handbook of Body Image-Related Measures , pp. 304 - 306
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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